Wed.Jul 22, 2015

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City of San Francisco replacing petroleum diesel with renewable diesel by the end of the year

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San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced that the city will phase out the use of petroleum diesel in the municipal fleet and replace it with renewable diesel by the end of this year. Switching to renewable diesel will accelerate the progress San Francisco has made in cleaning its diesel fleet, slashing greenhouse gas emissions from diesel vehicles by more than 60%.

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Porsche's All-Electric Tesla Competitor Coming To Frankfurt As Concept: Report

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Among established luxury brands, Porsche may be among the best equipped to challenge Tesla Motors. The German automaker known for its sports cars has already built three plug-in hybrids, beating Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz to launch that powertrain in the large luxury sedan and mid-size crossover segments. And there have been persistent rumors.

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New pop-up head-up display for Gen 8 VW Passat

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The new Gen 8 Volkswagen Passat ( earlier post ) features a new head-up display, which projects relevant trip data and alerts onto a high-quality slide-out pane positioned directly in the driver’s field of vision. At the press of a button, the transparent display rises from its position behind the dashboard into the driver’s primary field of vision.

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Toyota: Negative On Batteries Because It Has More Experience Than Any Other Maker

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When it comes to zero-emission vehicles, Toyota has placed its flag firmly on the side of hydrogen fuel cells. The company is now reviewing requests from potential buyers and lessees of its 2016 Mirai fuel cell car, which is expected to hit California roads before the end of the year. Meanwhile, in attack ads and multiple public comments by.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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More Job Losses Coming To US Shale

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By Gaurav Agnihotri for Oilprice.com. With the recently concluded nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries, oil prices have already started heading downward on sentiments that Iran’s crude oil supply would further contribute to the already rising global supply glut. The economic crisis in Greece, OPEC’s high production levels and China’s market turmoil have created more pressure on oil prices, making a price rebound look highly unlikely in the near future.

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Electric Motorcycle Tour: Three Countries, 6,800 Miles, 22 Days

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Traveling by electric vehicles has come a long way in the past three years. Every summer since 2013, I have taken a long-distance road trip on an electric motorcycle, each time traveling a greater distance. This summer I set my sights on riding a Zero SR from my home in New Jersey to Mexico and Canada. DON'T MISS: Electric Motorcycle Ride From.

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Porsche Electric Car, Infiniti Q30, Electric Motorcycle Tour: Today's Car News

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Today, we have a report that Porsche will unveil an electric concept car at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, the first official photo of the Infiniti Q30 compact, and details of a three-country electric-motorcycle tour. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We now have the first official photo of the production Infiniti Q30 compact hatchback.

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Toyota Motor, SMBC, and SPARX Group considering new fund for intelligent technologies, robotics and hydrogen

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and SPARX Group Co., Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding to consider the establishment of a new investment fund aiming to encourage innovation and support the spread of advanced technologies, focusing on focus on the fields of intelligent technology, robotics, and hydrogen-related technologies.

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Buick To Get Version Of Opel Adam Minicar As Range Is Renewed Over Next Few Years

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Once upon a time, Buick and Opel models were sold alongside each other in U.S. dealerships. Now, it seems General Motors wants the two brands to actually share products, rather than showrooms. The current Buick Regal sedan is based on the Opel Insignia, and the upcoming Cascada convertible is a reworked Opel model as well. SEE ALSO: Could The Opel.

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DEINOVE unveils bio-based muconic acid production program

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DEINOVE, a biotech company developing innovative processes for producing biofuels and bio-based chemicals by using Deinococcus bacteria, says it has completed conclusive proof-of-concept for the production of muconic acid by a Deinococcus bacterium and has decided to launch a new R&D platform in this field. ( Earlier post.). Using proprietary metabolic engineering tools, DEINOVE R&D has successfully designed a Deinococcus bacterium capable of producing renewable muconic acid, a particularly soug

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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MTU Friedrichshafen forms partnership with AKASOL for battery systems for hybrid and e-drive propulsion systems

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MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of large diesel engines and complete propulsion systems, has formed a close development partnership with AKASOL GmbH, a Darmstadt-based subsidiary of Schulz Group (Tettnang) and a leading manufacturer of Li-ion battery systems for high performance applications. The partnership aims to develop and to deliver battery systems for MTU’s hybrid and e-drive propulsion systems.

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Argonne researchers develop macroscale superlubricity system with help of Mira supercomputer; potential for “lubricant genome”

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Argonne scientists have used the Mira supercomputer to identify and to improve a new mechanism for eliminating friction, which fed into the development of a hybrid material that exhibited superlubricity—a state in which friction essentially disappears—at the macroscale—i.e., at engineering scale—for the first time. A paper on their work was published in the journal Science.

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Manchester team greatly broadens thermal window of thermoelectric material using graphene; potential vehicle applications for waste heat recovery

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Researchers at the University of Manchester (UK) have shown that the thermal operating window of the thermoelectric material lanthanum strontium titanium oxide (LSTO) can be expanded down to room temperature by addition of a small amount of graphene. Applications of LSTO-based thermoelectric materials are currently limited by their high operating temperatures of >700 °C.

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GM using Continental Structural Plastics’ TCA Ultra Lite in Corvette for 20 lb weight savings

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Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), a global provider of lightweight composite solutions, announced that its Tough Class A (TCA) Ultra Lite material, introduced in September 2014, is now in production on the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette. The use of TCA Ultra Lite, a Class A body panel material, results in a 20 lb (9 kg) weight savings on the Stingray Coupe model.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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